Tony Isabella

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Isabella
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Dec 22, 1951(1951-12-22)
Age	73
Birthplace	Cleveland
Country	United States
Birth City	Cleveland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Tony Isabella Biography

Tony Isabella is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on December 22, 1951 in Cleveland, Cleveland, United States. Tony Isabella (born December 22, 1951) is an American comic book writer, editor, artist and critic, known as the creator and writer of Marvel Comics’ Black Goliath; DC Comics’ first major African-American superhero, Black Lightning; and as a columnist and critic for the Comics Buyer’s Guide.

During the 1980s, Isabella operated Cosmic Comics, a comic book shop in the Colonial Arcade in Downtown Cleveland.

In 1987, Isabella began writing the Justice Machine series for Comico, co- plotting with series creator and penciller Mike Gustovich. The new series picked up from the end of the Bill Willingham/Gustovich written limited series Justice Machine featuring the Elementals, which re-booted the series’ continuity from the older Noble Comics/Texas Comics-published original series. The ongoing book became one of Comico’s best-selling series, selling upwards of 70,000 copies of each issue at its peak. Isabella wrote the first 11 issues of the Comico series before moving on to other projects.

Isabella’s wife is named Barbara; they have two children, son Eddie (born c. 1989) and daughter Kelly (born c. 1992).

Isabella’s work in comics fandom attracted the attention of Marvel editor Roy Thomas (whose professional career began in similar fashion), and in 1972 Thomas hired Isabella as an editorial assistant at Marvel. With Marvel’s establishment of Marvel UK that year, Isabella was assigned the task of overseeing the reprints used in Marvel UK’s nascent comics line. He also served for a time as an editor for Marvel’s black-and-white magazine line.

Tony Isabella Net Worth

Tony Isabella is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Isabella 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

For DC Comics, Isabella worked as a writer and story editor but is mainly known for his creation of Black Lightning, writing both the character’s short- lived 1970s and 1990s series. After reaching an agreement with DC, Isabella returned to the character in 2017 with the publication of the Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands limited series.

During his mid-1970s run on Ghost Rider, Isabella wrote a two-year story arc in which Johnny Blaze occasionally encountered an unnamed character referred to as “the Friend” who helped Blaze stay protected from Satan, who had granted Blaze supernatural power and created the Ghost Rider. Isabella said in 2007,

Isabella and artist Richard Howell produced the Shadow War of Hawkman mini- series in 1985, involving the characters of Hawkman and Hawkwoman. An ongoing series was launched the following year.

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Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tony Isabella celebrates birthday on December 22 of every year.

Top Facts about Tony Isabella

1. Tony Isabella is an American comic book writer and critic.
2. He created the character Black Lightning for DC Comics.
3. Isabella has also worked for Marvel Comics and Archie Comics.
4. He wrote the “It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman!” musical.
5. Isabella was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2019.
6. He has written over 100 comic book series and graphic novels.
7. Isabella is known for his outspoken criticism of the comic book industry.
8. He co-created The Champions, a superhero team at Marvel Comics.
9. Isabella served as editor-in-chief of Crusade Comics in the 1990s.
10. He has been writing about comics since the 1970s, including for Comic Buyer’s Guide magazine.